Intuition

 Intuition

The universe communicates to me through my intuition.

I trust its guidance and act on its direction.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 3 August)

Dick Henthorn

5 Dec 2020

Power

 Power

I am not powerless over myself, and the ways I act and react.

This is, in itself, a power that can work miracles in changing the attitude of others.

(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 25 Jul)

Dick Henthorn

4 Dec 2020

Andre Kostelanetz - Music of Chaplin & Ellington

 

Andre Kostelanetz - Music of Chaplin & Ellington

Ten tracks that play one after the other.  Total playing time is 29:16.

Play Music

3 Dec 2020

Books Read in 2020

Sickness

 Sickness

Those of us who are not sick and are watching people who are sick, feel tremendously helpless.

(Mark Jacobs in The Color of Light by Terry Tilleraas, 17 July)

Dick Henthorn

3 Dec 2020

Keep An Open Mind

 Keep An Open Mind

If you try to keep an open mind your will find help.  

You will come to realize that there is no situation too difficult to be be bettered and no unhappiness too great to be lessened.

(Hope For Today, 31 December)

Dick Henthorn

2 Dec 2020

Happiness

Happiness

 True happiness comes when we stop complaining about all the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have.

(Unknown, Whispers of Blessing, Day 198)

Dick Henthorn

14 Aug 2020

Involvement

Involvement 

We cannot drop out of human involvement without endangering our spiritual health.

(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 13July)

Dick Henthorn

9 Aug 2020

What Others Do

What Others Do 

It is not easy to restrain ourselves from reacting to what others do that seems to affect us.

(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 14 July)

Dick Henthorn

8 Aug 2020

In the Wrong

In the Wrong

Never be ashamed to own you have been in the wrong, 'tis but saying you are wiser today than you were yesterday.

Dik Henthorn

4 August 2020

Work

Work

Work is the miracle by which talent is brought to the surface and dreams become reality.

(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 28 December)

Dick Henthorn

2 Aug 2020

Dread

Dread

I cannot do anyuthing about things that haven't happened;

I will not let past experiences make me dread the unknown future.

(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 11 July)

Dick Henthorn

18 July 2020

Fulfillment

Fulfillment

Settle for nothing less than what you truly desire, and do not be afraid to ask for what you feel will bring you joy and fulfillment.

(Emanuel, in The Color of Light, by Perry Tilleraas, 1 August)

Dick Henthorn

17 July 2020

Failure

Failure

If we could understand the feelings of inferiority and humbling occasioned by failure as meaningful in their own right, then we might incorporate failure into our work so that it doesn't literally devastate us.

(Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul, p. 196-7)

Dick Henthorn

16 July 2020

Judgment

Judgment

In short, a man must learn a great deal to enable him to pass a correct judgment on another man's acts.

(Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Chapter XI, 18)

Dick Henthorn

15 July 2020

Serenity

Serenity

When our serenity is dependent on someone else's behavior we're in trouble.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 17 October)

Dick Henthorn

14 July 2020

Spiritual Axiom

Spiritual Axiom

It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us.

(12 Step and 12 Traditions in Daily Reflections, 9 October)

Dick Henthorn

13 July 2020

Goals

Goals

Goals may not always be easy to attain, but keep at them - you never know when you might fulfill your ambitions.

(The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 31, 23 June)

Dick Henthorn

12 July 2020

Peace of Mind

Peace of Mind

Avoid friends and followers who are detrimental to thy 

peace of mind 

and 

spiritual growth.

(Tibetan Rosary of Precious Gems in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 3 September)

Dick Henthorn

11 July 2020

Two Ways To Live Your Life

Two Ways To Live Your Life

There are only two ways to live your life.

One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle.

(Albert Einstein in Whispers of Blessing, Day 344)

Dick Henthorn

10 July 2020

Gratitude

Gratitude

When you feel grateful for something others have done for you, why not tell them about it?

(Anonymous, in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 25 December)

Dick Henthorn

9 July 2020

Victims

Victims

[When] we stop being victims... [we] begin to see how all the circumstances of our lives have contained gifts and critical lessons.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 19 December)

Dick Henthorn

8 July 2020

The Secret

The Secret

The secret is to live each chapter of our lives fully, so that when our story ends we don't have longing and regrets.

(Alexandra Stoddard, The Art of the Possible, p. 24)

Dick Henthorn

7 July 2020

To Be

To Be

You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.

(Solomon Schecter, in The Color of Light, Perry Tilleraas, 11 Dec)

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

(Epictetus, Philospher, in Words That Matter by the Editors of The Oprah Magazine, p. 9)

Dick Henthorn

6 July 2020

Whatever Comes

Whatever Comes

You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

(Eleanor Roosevelt)

Dick Henthorn

5 July 2020

Close Families

Close Families

Close families build history,

(The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 44, 22 October)

Dick Henthorn

4 July 2020

Simplest Choices

Simplest Choices

The simplest choices you make or actions you take might be more important than you know.

Do your best in everything.

(The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 41, 2 August)

Dick Henthorn

3 Jul 2020

Reality

Google changed the Blogger editor. It's a mess. There is no button to "center" text. Who tested this thing?  I suppose it's there someplace. Also, I don't see a preview button. Change is never easy.

Regardless of what is happening around me I will always have the prerogative, and the responsibility, of choosing what happens within me. I am the creator of my own reality.

(Daily Reflections, 7 October)

Dick Henthorn

2 July 2020

Bad Men

Bad Men

To expect bad men not to do wrong is madness, for he who expects this desires an impossibility.

But to allow men to behave evilly to each other, and not expect them to do you any wrong is irrational and tyrannical.

(Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Chapter XI, 18)

Dick Henthorn

1 July 2020

Trying

Trying

You have not failed until you quit trying.

(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 6 November)

Dick Henthorn

30 June 2020

Pain

Pain

There are many people who are in a geat deal of pain, and on certain days these people will, consciously or unconsciously, inflict their pain on you.

(Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today, 5 February)

Dick Henthorn

29 June 2020

Clutter

Clutter

Incessant clutter keeps us attached to the physical world and produces anxiety, stress, fear, worry,and so many of the emotional restrictions that are decidedly  removed from God - realization.

(Dr. Wayne Dyer, Inspirations, p. 216)

Dick Henthorn

28 June 2020

High Maintenance People

High Maintenance People

... be aware of high maintenance people in your life.

(Joel Osteen, Become A Better You, p. 248)

Dick Henthorn

27 June 2020

Kind Words

Kind Words

Learn to speak kind words -- nobody resents them.

(Unknown)

Dick Henthorn

26 June 2020

Footprints on the Sands of Time

Footprints on the Sands of Time

Lives of great men all remind us

We can make our lives sublime,

And, departing, leave behind us

Footprints on the sands of time.

(Herny Wadsworth Longfelloe)

Dick Henthorn

25 Jun 2020

Things

Things

Remember that the most important things in life ... are not things.

(Donna Smallin, Clear the Clutter Find Happiness, p. 133)

Some of the most humble, simple things in life turn out to be the most satisfying.

(Alexandra Stoddard, The Art of the Possible, p. 13)

Dick Henthorn

24 Jun 2020

Books

Books

Mr. Dickie at the New Carrollton Library

Browsing in a bookstore or library without wearing a watch is a concrete start. You'll open yourself up to books that will affirm your life and this, in the grand design of life, will make the lives of others better.

(The Art of the Possible, Alexandra Stoddar, p. 185)

Dick Henthorn

23 Jun 2020

Ordinary Miracles

Ordinary Miracles

Go through your day today or tomorrow looking for ordinary miracles.

(Daily Inspiration For Women, 12 April)

Dick Henthorn

22 Jun 2020

Adversity

Adversity

No one wants to face adversity. But there's no doubt that it can be used to reach new heights of accomplishment.

(The Christophers, Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 44, 8 October)

Dick Henthorn

21 June 2020

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety splits our energy between today's priorities and tomorrow's problems.

Part of our mind is on the now; the rest is on the not yet.

The result is half-minded living.

(Max Lucado, Grace For The Moment, Vol. II, 20 October)

Dick Henthorn

20 June 2020

Main Business

Main Business

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

(Thomas Carlyle, in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 30 September)

Dick Henthorn

19 June 2020

Uniqueness

Uniqueness

Don't worry about skills you don't have. 

Don't covet strengths others do have.

Just extract your uniqueness.

(Max Lucado, Grace For The Moment, Vol. II, 4 Oct

Dick Henthorn

18 Jun 2020

Life

Life

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.

(Soren Kieregaard in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 29 September)

Dick Henthorn

17 June 2020

Possesions

Possessions

One's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.

(Luke 12:15)

Dick Henthorn

16 June 2020

Textbook

Textbook

... a textbook is a reduction of subtle thoughts into a simple outline.

(Thomas More, Care of the Soul, p. 245)

Dick Henthorn

15 June 2020

Philosophy of Life

Philosophy of Life

For a philosophy of life is not an abstract collection of thoughts for their own sake, it is the ripening of conversation and reading into thoughts that are wedded to everyday decisions and analysis.

(Thomas More, Care of the Soul, p. 246)

Dick Henthorn

14 June 2020

Happiness

Happiness

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

(Fredrick Koenig, Whispers of Blessing, Day 351)

Dick Henthorn

13 June 2020

Preferences

Preferences

Seek to be helpful to others, rather than to indulge your own preferences.

(Thomas 'a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Chapter 10, Book 4)

Dick Henthorn

12 June 2020

Procastination

Procastination

But we also need to realize that many important activities become urgent through procastination, or because we don't do enough prevention and planning.

(First Things First, Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill, p. 37)

Dick Henthorn

11 June 2020

Things

Things

Things don't give us anything except what we bring to the enjoyment of them.

(Lin Yutang in The Art of the Possible by Alexandra Stoddard, p. 82)

Dick Henthorn

10 June 2020

Present Moment

Present Moment

It is not possible to become aware of the present moment by examing, studying, or thinking about external circumstances. The more you become absorbed in these activities, the less aware of the present moment you are.

(Thoughts From The Heart of the Soul, Gary Zukav and Linda Francis, p. 58)

Dick Henthorn

9 June 2020

Molly Tuttle - Good Enough [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Good Enough

Good is good enough
(Alexandra Stoddard, The Art of the Possible, p. 13

Dick Henthorn
8 June 2020

One Day At A Time

One Day At A Time

Just take things one day at a time, otherwise you'll be overwhelmed.

(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 12 July)

Dick Henthorn

7 June 2020

Words That Uplift

Words That Uplift

... the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words.

(Oprah Winfrey, Words That Matter, p. x)

Dick Henthorn

6 Jun 2020

Insight

Insight

Until today, you may have been caught up, put off, confused by the way things appear to be, you may have been fooled by the appearances of things and people around you.  Just for today, be devoted to asking for  and receiving spiritual insight into yourself and about all things.

(Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today! 19 January)

Dick Henthorn

5 Jun 2020

What You Have

What You Have

Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot.

(Luke 12:15 (MSG), Max Lucado, Grace For the Moment, Vo. II, 5 August)

Clutter serves no purpose; it just takes up valuable space in your home and creates unnecessary stress and extra work.

Clutter is what you end up with when you have more stuff than you need.

(Donna Smallin, Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness, p. 17)

Dick Henthorn

4 Jun 2020

Quotes

Quotes

I quote others only the better to understand myself.

(Michel de Montaigne in Flowers Along the Path by Esther Carls Dodgen, p. 11)

Dick Henthorn

3 June 2020

Attitudes and Motives

Attitudes and Motives

Speculating on other people's attitudes and motives is a waste of time and effort.

(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 3 December)

Dick Henthorn

2 June 2020

Focus

Focus

Focus is important.

Focus on what is working.

Concentrate on the positive.

(after Will Garcia in The Color of Light by Perry Tilleraas, 3 Novembert)

Dick Henthorn

1 June 2020

Oppressing the Poor

Oppressing the Poor

Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

(Proverbs  22:16 - The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 44, 12 October)

Dick Henthorn

31 May 2020

Limiting Beliefs

Limiting Beliefs

I let go of all limiting beliefs and allow fate to unfold moment by moment. What I thought were obstacles I now see are doorways to new possibilities and new beginnings.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 24 August)

Dick Henthorn

30 May 2020

Flexibility

Flexibility

Stop being obsessed with perfection and orderliness and leave room for flexibility in your life. 

Be spontaneous again.

Play more at the game of life.

(Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D. in The Color of Light by Perry Tilleraas, 24 November)

Dick Henthorn

29 May 2020)

Try Something New

Try Something New

All of us need to keep our minds active and engaged and not settle for always doing things in the same way. Try something new today.

(The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 44, 30 September)

Dick Henthorn

28 May 2020

Success

Success

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year.

(John Foster Dulles, in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 23 July)

Dick Henthorn

27 May 2020

Labor

Labor

There must be labor, incessant and constant, if there is to be a harvest.
(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller, 26 July)

Dick Henthorn
26 May 2020

Pleasant Companion

Pleasant Companion

The [person] who is always having ... feelings hurt 

is about as pleasant a companion as a 

pebble in a shoe.

(Elbert Hubbard in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 3 December)

Dick Henthorn

24 May 2020

Gains and Losses

Gains and Losses

The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains.

Any fool can do that.

The really important thing is to profit from your losses.

(William Bolitho, in Night Life by Amy E. Dean, 29 November)

Dick Henthorn

24 May 2020

Call Everything By Its Right Name

Call Everything By Its Right Name

We need to finally call everything by its right name and bring into the open everything we feel guilty about.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 2 July)

Dick Henthorn

23 May 2020

Lost Time

Lost Time

Have you noticed that you've often lost time.

Well there's no point in looking for it.

Time lost is never found again.

(After Benjamin Franklin in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 24 December)

Dick Henthorn

22 May 2020

Respect

Respect

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

(Gibbon in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 13 July)

Dick Henthorn

21 May 2020

Success

Success

Success is a journey, not a destination. 

The doing is often more important than the outcome.

(Arthur Ashe, tennis champion, Words That Matter, editors of The Oprah Magazine, p. 8)

Dick Henthorn

20 May 2020

The Great Mystery

The Great Mystery

The truth is some of our friends are gone.

They have passed over.

They are experiencing the great mystery.

And we are still here.

And we don't know anything about dying at all.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 22 December)

Dick Henthorn

19 May 2020

Error of the Past

Error of the Past

The error of the past is the success of the future. A mistake is evidence that someone tried to do something.

(Anonymous in, Night Light, by Amy E. Dean, 30 July)

Dick Henthorn

18 May 2020

Emotional Energy

Emotional Energy

You shouldn't waste five seconds of your emotional energy trying to figure out why somebody said something or what they really meant.

(Joel Osteen, Become A Better You, p. 235)

Dick Henthorn

17 May 2020

Homelessness

Homelessness

We assume that homelessness has to do with economics, when it is more the mirror of the society and culture we have made.

(Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul, 271)

Dick Henthorn

16 May 2020

Mental Health

Mental Health

... our mental health has a direct bearing on how we treat ourselves physically.

(Amy E. Dean, Night Light, 18 December)

Dick Henthorn

15 May 2020

Changing Thinking

Changing Thinking

Changing our whole way of thinking is a monumental task, not to be taken lightly.

(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 16 December)

Dick Henthorn

14 May 2020

Right to Vote

Right to Vote

Remember, the denial of even one person's right to vote or to civil rights imperils your own.

Stand up for what is right.

(Three Minutes A Day, The Christophers, Vol. 41, 1 August)

Dick Henthorn

13 May 2020

Live Your Life

Live Your Life

Live your life while you have it.

Life is a splendid gift - there is nothing small about it.

(Florence Nightingale in Whispers of Blessing, Day 207)

Dick Henthorn

12 May 2020

To Be Alive

To Be Alive

To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have a home, see friends - it's all a miracle. I have adopted the technique of living life from miracle to miracle.

(Arthur Rubenstein, Whispers of Blessing, Day 347)

Dick Henthorn

11 May 2020

Kindness

Kindness

A small kindness can bring a great blessing to someone in distress and a sweet feeling to the one who befriends him.

(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 24 September)

Dick Henthorn

10 May 2020

What Is Right

What Is Right

We all have opportunities - and obligations - to do what is right and just for both friends and strangers.

(Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 41, 15 June)

Dick Henthorn

9 May 2020

Contentment

Contentment

Don't make the mistake of thinking that buying things will increase your contentment.

(after Daily Guideposts - 2013, 13 November)

Dick Henthorn

8 May 2020

Nearer the Goal

Nearer the Goal

Know what you want to do,
hold the thought firmly,
and do every day what should be done,
and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.

(Elbert Hubbard in Night Light, by Amy E. Dean, 5 October)

Dick Henthorn
7 May 2020

No Man or Woman Proceeds Alone

No Man or Woman Proceeds Alone

No man or woman proceeds alone. 

All of us are largely products of the lives which touch upon our lives.

(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, October 8th)

Dick Henthorn

6 May 2020

Fault

Fault

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings.

Then you will forget your anger.

(Epictetus in One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 23 September)

Dick Henthorn

5 May 2020

Take Your Medicine

Make sure that the medicine you decide on in a rash and desperate moment doesn't turn out to be worse than the malady.
(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 30 Aug)
Dick Henthorn
4 May 2020

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